Is a Bengals special teams botch brewing?

7:19 PM,
Oct. 10, 2013

The Bengals' special teams have yet to give up a touchdown this season.

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The disaster day has yet to come for Bengals special teams. Coordinator Darrin Simmons would prefer nobody even whisper about the possibility. In fact, writing this likely steps over the boundaries.

The Bengals haven't allowed a special teams touchdown, and for the most part have been able to keep returners in check.

Yet, Simmons knows every game in the world of Cincinnati special teams these days comes with a concerning unknown. Injuries and inexperience forced new faces into four phases of special teams every week. Not since the unit turned over in 2010 has he seen this many new players ...